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Simon Ekpa, 96 Others Enter Wanted List Of Defence Headquarters

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We Will Protect You - Simon Ekpa To SouthEast-based Oil Companies

The Defence Headquarters has declared that no fewer than 97 persons are wanted. The wanted persons include terrorists and insurgents, among others, who are behind violent crimes in the country. They also include a factional leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Simon Ekpa. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.Gen. Edward Buba released the names and pictures of those declared wanted...

CDS Vows To Restore Security In FCT At A Meeting With Wike

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The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has met with FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, at his office in Abuja, the state capital. Accompanying the defence chief were top military officers drawn from the Nigerian Army. Addressing Wike, the CDS pledged the army’s commitment to restoring maximum security in the nation’s capital which has witnessed a rise in kidnappings recently. He reiterated...

How Leader Of Miyetti Allah Was Arraigned For Establishing Militia Group

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A leader of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore group, Bello Bodejo, has been arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja for allegedly establishing an unlawful ethnic militia group – Kungiya Zaman Lafiya. Bodejo was arraigned on a three-count charge filed by the office of the Attorney General of the Federation in which he was accused of violating the Terrorism,...

Northern Senators Want Firm Action Against Kidnapping

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Jihadists From Niger, Mali, Libya Taxing Nigerian Farmers — Rep

The Northern Senators’ Forum has called on the Federal Government to come up with resolute action to tackle cases of kidnapping in the country. Chairman of the Forum, Abdulaziz Yar’Adua, in a statement, said the recent wave of violence and kidnapping in the north was a major concern to the forum. “The series of events that have unfolded in Kaduna State,...

After Killing Of 17 Soldiers, Army Vows Not To Leave Creeks In Delta

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Tension In Rivers As Gunmen Kill 4 Soldiers

The Nigerian Army says troops will not leave the creeks in Delta State until culprits in the killing of 17 military personnel are caught. Last week’s killing of the personnel in what is a major blow to the Nigerian Army drew outrage have continued to generate conversations in the country. Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area, where the...

Troops Kill Terrorist Posing As Police Officer In Sokoto

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Troops Kill Terrorist Posing As Police Officer In Sokoto

Troops of the Army have killed a “dangerous terrorist” masquerading as a police officer in Sokoto State. The troops also destroyed terror drug storage and medical facility in a sting operation on Wednesday March 20. Army spokesperson, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, announced this in a statement on Thursday, March 21. According to Nwachukwu, the terrorist had often employed disguise as Police officer to deceive...

Exposed: FG Names Nine Persons, 6 BDCs Financing Terrorism In Nigeria

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The Federal Government has named 15 entities said to be involved in terrorism financing. They include nine individuals and six Bureaux De Change operators and firms. The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, NFIU, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. It was titled “Designation of Individuals and Entities for March 18, 2024”. According to the document, the Nigeria Sanctions Committee met on...

Military Denies Reprisal Attack In Delta After Killing Of 16 Soldiers

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Tension In Rivers As Gunmen Kill 4 Soldiers

The military high command has denied reports that troops went on a reprisal attack after the killing of 16 soldiers in the Okuama community in Delta State. An army commander, two majors, one captain and 12 soldiers were killed in Okuama last week. The deceased officers and soldiers were from 181 Amphibious Batallion in Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta. Chief of...

87 Feared Kidnapped In Fresh Kaduna Attack

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87 Feared Kidnapped In Fresh Kaduna Attack

Terrorists have reportedly kidnapped 87 people in a fresh attack on the Kajuru-Station community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The attackers were said to have invaded the village around 10 pm on Sunday. This comes barely two days after 15 women and a man were abducted in the Dogon-Noma community of the same local government. Details shortly…

Delta Community Where 16 Soldiers Were Killed Razed

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The Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State where sixteen soldiers were killed have been razed. There are strong allegations that some angry soldiers may have perpetrated the act after their colleagues were killed. Meanwhile, manhunt for the killers is still ongoing and some arrests have also been made by the soldiers led by the General Officer...

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